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| SUPER EAGLES CAPTAIN, MIKEL OBI |
As confirmed by the Confederation of African Football, Chad have withdrawn from qualifying for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
The
news comes as a blow for continental giants Nigeria, with Caf
confirming that now only the group winners will progress from Group G,
making the Super Eagles’ draws with Egypt and Tanzania potentially
costly.
As confirmed on Cafonline.com,
the Chadian Football Federation informed the continental footballing
body that they were withdrawing from the qualifying campaign, although
Caf didn’t disclose the reason for their withdrawl.
As a result, Chad have been fined $20,000 and are banned from participating in the next edition of the Cup of Nations.
The
news also has consequences for the other teams in the group. All of the
results against Chad have been stricken from the record, meaning that
the Super Eagles have only two points from their opening two matches.
Similarly,
while the runners-up from the other qualifying groups still have a
second chance of advancing to the tournament as the best second-placed
team, this option no longer exists for Group G.
Having drawn with
Egypt in Kaduna earlier this week—with Mohamed Salah’s late equaliser
securing a point for the Pharaohs—Nigeria will be desperate to win the
return match in Alexandria next week.
Egypt currently lead the group with four points from their opening two matches, with Tanzania bottom of the pool with one point.
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